Individual note guide
Very high D recorder fingering
See exactly which holes to cover on a soprano recorder. This fingering is written as D6 and sounds as D7.
Baroque and German
Very high D fingering
Half thumb + holes 1, 3–4, 6
- Keep the back thumb hole pinched (leave about 1/4 open).
- Cover left-hand holes 1 and 3.
- Cover right-hand holes 4 and 6.
- Keep the remaining finger holes open.
Fingering patterns are checked against established resources from the American Recorder Society and Yamaha.